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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
SECTION 50.
Public Burials.
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the
Hendon Borough Council is required to arrange for the burial or
cremation of any person who has died or been found dead in their
area if in such cases it appears to the Council that no suitable arrangements
for the disposal of the body have been or are being made.
During the year, burial was carried out by the Council in 8 cases,
made up as follows:—4 adult males, 1 male and 1 female child
each 3 hours old and 2 stillborn children.
The necessary steps were taken to recover the cost of the burials
in 'all cases.
SECTION 47.
It was not found necessary to take formal action under the
above-mentioned Section of the National Assistance Act, 1948.
Seven cases, 3 males and 4 females were dealt with by informal
action, thereby bringing about the necessary improvement in their
condition.
General Hospital Facilities.
Edgware General Hospital.
Hendon District Hospital.
Infectious Disease Cases—Hospital Accommodation.
Hendon Isolation Hospital.
Neasden Isolation Hospital, Willesden.
Any other Infectious Disease Hospital controlled by the
North-Western Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
Tuberculosis Treatment and Hospital Accommodation.
Edgware General Hospital.
Hendon Isolation Hospital.
Admissions are also arranged through the Regional Hospital
Board to the Regional Chest Hospitals, particularly
Colindale and Clare Hall Hospitals.
There is also a Chest Clinic at Edgware serving primarily those
living in the Borough of Hendon and the Stanmore, Queensbury and
Kingsbury districts of Harrow and Wembley.
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